To add age to your paint you can use a glaze or antiquing wax.
Distressing furniture with black and red paint.
In the field of furniture refinishing and painting there are innumerable methods to create every finish.
Who says farmhouse style has to be white.
Red and black cabinet door distressed painting techniques improved this piece of furniture and they can work for you too.
How to distress paint with vaseline.
Here is a good post that demonstrates this technique.
Black distressed furniture can also be perfect for a farmhouse style home or any home for that matter black painted furniture is classic and timeless and can work with almost any.
Using a chemical stripper to take off all of that pink and gold paint or using a layered color technique.
Once you have paint over the vaseline let it dry completely then lightly sand over the areas.
To distress the finish and make the painted surface look more naturally weathered take the sander back to the surface of the furniture when the paint has dried.
This master shows you how step by step.
I really don t like stripping paint for a multitude of reasons but mainly because i am lazy.
Get farmhouse style black distressed furniture with black chalk type paint and black sealer distressed black painted furniture is the perfect black finish for any home style.
Use a screwdriver or ice pick to distress the wood in place of a chain.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
Follow our step by step instructions for painting and distressing wood furniture for an aged over time look.
Once you have your wood furniture and paint colors it s time to get started.
In short to get a naturally weathered painted surface with the wet distress method you take a damp cloth and gently rub back your recently dried chalk paint.
See more about these techniques in the wet distressing and dry distressing sections above.
However oil based paints are known for their durability and oftentimes the go to option for wood trim and cabinetry.
We chose latex paint for its ease of use.
How do you wet distress a piece of painted furniture it s easy.
Try using a combination of these methods and use both a wet cloth and a sanding sponge to create the look you want.
After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
By kathy carroll chicago institute of fine finishes.
Once your final paint coat is dry you can start distressing it with either a wet rag or fine grit sandpaper.
With emphasis on the edges of the furniture use the sander to gently remove some of the paint and primer allowing the underlying wood to show through.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
Once the chalk paint has been removed it will reveal the original wood.
Creating a distressed look.
Wet distressing allows the water to slightly soften the paint so you can then slowly wipe it away.